Print active view with ArcPress

PurposeThis sample demonstrates how to print the active view of a map document using the ArcPress printer engine, including how to autoselect the appropriate ArcPress driver. It uses the IPrintAndExport interface to simplify the code. For more information on developing with the ArcPress printer engine, see the library overview topic, OutputExtensions.

How to use

See How to use ArcGIS samples for help on compiling, setting up the debugger, and running the sample. If the sample has associated data, you will find that the sample's zip file includes a "data" folder alongside the language folders. However, you will need to update the sample to point to the location of the data once you have extracted all the files.

  1. Start Visual Studio and open the solution.
  2. Build the source code to compile the tools.
  3. Start ArcMap.
  4. Click the Tools menu and choose Customize.
  5. Click the Commands tab.
  6. Choose the Developer Samples category and select the Print Active View with ArcPress tool. Drag the tool onto any valid toolbar.
  7. Click the tool to print the active view using ArcPress.

PrintActiveViewArcPressCS_Net_Addin.cs
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 C# source code for Print Active View with ArcPress.
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PrintActiveViewArcPressVB_Net_Addin.vb
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 VB .NET source code for Print Active View with ArcPress.
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See Also:

Output library overview
OutputExtensions library overview



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